Igor Vladimirovich Zyuzin is one of the richest people in Russia. It has been a member of Forbes magazine for a long time, taking 152 place. The company of Igor Zyuzin, which he created, is one of the largest coal producing companies.
Biography and Education
Igor Vladimirovich was born in the small town of Kimovsk (Tula Region) on May 29, 1960. Having successfully graduated from high school, he enters the regional polytechnic institute. Chooses the faculty of mining engineering. At the institute he shows excellent knowledge and finishes it perfectly. Continues education in graduate school. Having successfully defended a dissertation, he becomes a candidate of science. But this education is not enough for Zyuzin. In 1992 he graduated in absentia from the following educational institution - the Kemerovo Polytechnic Institute.
Career start and accident
Zyuzin began his career as a foreman at the Raspadskaya mine, which was located in the Kemerovo region. Soon he becomes the head of the site, and then the chief technologist. The accident that happened at the mine changed the life of a novice specialist. Having received disability, he switches to another easier job. He was offered a place in the design office.
Business activities
Igor Vladimirovich from an early age was interested in business. He knew how to save and store, was engaged in collecting. This character trait helped him in the late eighties of the last century. At this time, he and his partner Vladimir Iorich began to do business.
The partners, having organized a small enterprise "Uglemet", sold coal and acquired shares in coal mines. They strictly divided responsibilities: Jorich was responsible for finances, and Zyuzin - for all other strategic decisions.
After the collapse of the USSR, the Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant was purchased. The condition began to grow. By merging several small companies, entrepreneurs organized the Steel Group of Companies, which became known by the same name as Mechel. Thanks to her able leadership, she showed high financial results. The company has become attractive to foreign partners.
In 2006, Iorich sells his shares to Igor Vladimirovich and leaves the company. Zyuzin becomes the General Director of Mechel OAO, and since July 2010 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mechel.
Heavy character
Igor Vladimirovich is a person of strict, conservative and fairly closed disposition. According to many media reports, including Forbes magazine, Zyuzin has a hard and tough character. He is stubborn, poorly able to negotiate with people. Rarely makes any compromises. He was never friends with the press and did not give interviews. Indifferent to modern gadgets and almost never uses them.
